Even though many Americans are fond of watching professional games, they do not always just sit and watch. There are many participant sports in America. Golf is probably one of the most popular. Although the game originated in Scotland, it is possibly more popular in the United States than anywhere else. It is played whenever weather permits. Frozen ground and snow are the only obstacles that stop enthusiastic golfers from playing. Swimming, water skiing, and skin diving are very popular summer sports. In the winter, ice skating, skiing, and hockey are the fashion.
In recent years there has been a great increase in the popularity of indoor bowling. Most bowling alleys are operated as private businesses, and bowling is carried on throughout the fall, winter, and spring. Bowling is a popular sport with young and old. It is easily played and is enjoyed by persons who have grown too old to indulge in more strenuous athletic activities.
A person cannot truly understand the role of sports in American life, however, if he or she does not understand how very much many Americans like to hunt and fish. Skill in these activities was once vital to frontier existence. Even though it is no longer necessary to kill wild game or catch fish in order to live, the devotion to these activities has remained. In order to keep a plentiful supply of wild game, the state governments forbid the hunting of certain animals and birds except during stated weeks in the year, called seasons. Thus there is a duck season, a deer season, and so forth, each of which lasts for several weeks. Hunters have to purchase licenses to hunt, and the laws limit the number of animals or birds a hunter may secure in one day or season.
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